ESCANABA — Delta County voters will make decisions on many different races and proposals on the federal, state, and local levels during Tuesday’s general election. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

On the federal level, incumbent Debbie Stabenow (D) and challengers John James (R), George E. Huffman III (U.S. Taxpayers), Marcia Squier (Green) and John Howard Wilhelm (Natural Law) are running for a six-year term as one of Michigan’s U.S. Senators.

Incumbent Jack Bergman (R) and challenger Matthew Morgan (D) are running for a two-year term as U.S. Representative for Michigan’s 1st Congressional District.

As Michigan’s current governor Rick Snyder has reached his term limit, voters will choose a new governor for the state. Candidates running for a four-year term as governor include Bill Schuette (R), Gretchen Whitmer (D), Bill Gelineau (L), Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers), Jennifer V. Kurland (Green), and Keith Butkovich (Natural Law). Running alongside these candidates as candidates for lieutenant governor are Lisa Posthumus Lyons, Garlin D Gilcrest II, Angelique Chaiser Thomas, Earl P Lackie, Charlin H Davenport, and Raymond Warner, respectively.

Candidates seeking to fill a four-year term as Secretary of State include Mary Treder Lang (R), Jocelyn Benson (D), Gregory Scott Stempfle (L), and Robert Gale (U.S. Taxpayers).

Tom Leonard (R), Dana Nessel (D), Lisa Lane Gioia (L), Gerald T. VanSickle (U.S. Taxpayers), and Christopher Graveline (independent) are running for a four-year term as Attorney General.

Candidates vying for a four-year term as a State Senator for Michigan’s 38th District include Ed McBroom (R), Scott Dianda (D), and Wade Paul Roberts (Green). Tom Casperson (R), who currently serves in this position, has reached his term limit.

Incumbent Beau Matthew LaFave (R) and challenger Bob Romps (D) are running to serve as State Representative for Michigan’s 108th House District.

Six nonpartisan candidates are running for two open seats on the Michigan Supreme Court. These candidates include Elizabeth T. Clement, Samuel Bagenstos, Megan Cavanagh, Doug Dern, Kerry Lee Morgan, and Kurtis Wilder. The term length for these seats is eight years.

Stephen L. Borrello (nonpartisan) is running unopposed for a six-year term in District Four of the Michigan Appeals Court, and Brock A. Swartzle (nonpartisan) is running unopposed for a partial four-year term in this Appeals Court district.

Candidates running for two eight-year terms on the State Board of Education include Tami Carlone (R), Richard Zeile (R), Judy P. Pritchett (D), Tiffany Tilley (D), Scotty Boman (L), John J. Tatar (L), Karen Adams (U.S. Taxpayers), Doug Levesque (U.S. Taxpayers), Sherry A. Wells (Green), Mary Anne Hering (Working Class), and Logan Smith (Working Class).

Incumbents Tom Butch and Terri Mileski, as well as challengers Tom England and Bill Milligan, are running for two seats on the Bay College Board of Trustees. Incumbent Stephen Davis and challenger Steve O’Driscoll are running for a partial, four-year term on the same board. The Bay College Board of Trustees races are nonpartisan.

Candidates for all five seats on the Delta County Board of Commissioners are running unopposed in 2018’s general election. Gerard N. Tatrow (R) is running for District 1’s seat on the board, Patrick Johnson (R) is running for District 2’s seat, Theresa A. Nelson (D) is running for District 3’s seat, David J. Moyle (D) is running for District Four’s seat, and David J. Rivard (D) is running for District Five’s seat. All five candidates currently serve on the board.

Bob Aschbacher (D) and John Malnar (D) are running to serve as Delta County Road Commissioner.

Locally, a pair of candidates are running unopposed for township clerk positions in two different townships. Colleen Weinert (nonpartisan) is running for this position in Garden Township, while Susan L. Mroczkowski (R), is running for this position in Wells Township.

In Garden Township, Susanna L. Lucas (nonpartisan) is running unopposed for the position of township treasurer.

Voters will choose township trustees for a pair of Delta County townships this Tuesday. In Brampton Township, Tom England (R) and Ernest L. Nebel (D) are running for a township trustee position. In Garden Township, Karen Paulson (nonpartisan) and Gary R. Sporer (nonpartisan) are running for a township trustee position.

Nonpartisan candidate Perry R. Lund is running unopposed for the position of Probate Judge.

In the village of Garden, nonpartisan candidates Jacob N. Allison, Jeffrey R. LeFevre, and Connie A. Wilson are running for the position of Village President.

Several nonpartisan candidates running for board of education-related positions are unopposed this year, as well. Dylan J. Bloniarz and Barry Frisk are running for two full terms on the Bark River-Harris board, and Thomas Lanaville is running for a partial term.

In the Big Bay de Noc School District, Lindsey Bleau, Ben T. Carley, and Heather Pederson are running for four positions on the board.

Jim Beauchamp, Dan Flynn, and Kathleen A. Jensen are running for three positions on the Escanaba School District’s board of education.

For Gladstone Area Schools’ board of education, Tom Harrell, Henry Knoch, and Steve O’Driscoll are running for three board seats.

In the Mid Peninsula School District, Hunter Laurie Branstrom and Dale Kevin Schneider are running for two board positions.

Lisa Kanyuh and Karen J. Lundquist are running for two Rapid River Public Schools board positions.

In addition to these races, multiple statewide ballot proposals will appear on the general election ballot for 2018. If approved by voters, Proposal 1 would “authorize and legalize possession, use and cultivation of marijuana products by individuals who are at least 21 years of age and older, and commercial sales of marijuana through state-licensed retailers.”

Proposal 2 would “establish a commission of citizens with exclusive authority to adopt district boundaries for the Michigan Senate, Michigan House of Representatives and U.S. Congress, every 10 years” if approved.

Finally, Proposal 3 would “authorize automatic and Election Day voter registration, no-reason absentee voting, and straight ticket voting; and add current legal requirements for military and overseas voting and postelection audits to the Michigan Constitution.”